DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men's basketball team begins a stretch of six consecutive road games on Saturday, Nov. 14, when the Huskies visit Bellarmine. Game time against the Knights is slated for 1 p.m. CT and will be available on ESPN+.
NIU is coming off an 82-43 victory over Clarke University in its home opener on Wednesday night (Nov. 11).
Max Weisbrod (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) scored a game-high 14 points in the victory while
Brayden Gross (Louisville, Ohio/Louisville HS) recorded his first double-double as a Huskie with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Weisbrod also had five assists against the Pride and is currently 21st in the country averaging 7.3 assists per game.
Six different Huskies made a three against Clarke, including
Trevor Polite (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) who went 2-of-2 from beyond the arc. Polite is 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) from beyond the arc for the season. As a team, NIU is making 11.5 triples per contest, which ranks 26th nationally.
David Douglas Jr. (Park Forest, Ill./Yorkville Christian) grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds in the victory over Clarke while
Bennett Basich (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) tallied a career-high five steals.
The Knights enter Saturday's contest with a 1-3 overall record after topping Franklin College, 99-82, on Wednesday night (Nov. 11). Six players scored in double figures, led by 14 points from Julius Gizzi and Grant Neal. Tyler Doyle leads Bellarmine in scoring at 12.3 points per game, Jacob Wassler adds 10.0 points per contest. Bellarmine was picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic Sun preseason poll.
This will be the first all-time meeting between the Huskies and Knights. NIU and Bellarmine were supposed to meet last season on Nov. 29, 2025, in DeKalb, but the contest was canceled due to a winter storm.
Following Saturday's trip Louisville, the Huskies will next head to Milwaukee for a meeting with Marquette on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Tipoff against the Golden Eagles is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will be available on ESPN+ as well as WDKB, 94.9 FM.
